A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures, regions or nations as to make him ruthless in his use of deceit or violence to attain his ends. The supreme god of a fascist, to which his ends are directed, may be money or power; may be a race or a class; may be a military, clique or an economic group; or may be a culture, religion, or a political party. – Henry A. Wallace

Freight rates for containers shipped from Asia to Europe have fallen to zero for the first time since records began, underscoring the dramatic collapse in trade since the world economy buckled in October.

The culture rewards speed, opportunism, and quite often recklessness. It does not reward what most people consider "intelligence" — advanced mathematics ability, or knowing or caring about the difference between Shia and Sunni.

Banksters and their hucksters. Somebody please open a window for them!

THE WORSENING ECONOMIC CRISIS has prompted the US Army War College to issue a report urging the use of military troops to contain possible civil unrest throughout America. Entitled, Strategic Shocks in Defense Strategy Development, issued on November 4, 2008, the report argues that the US military must prepare for a violent domestic dislocation provoked by an economic collapse. The report was authored by Nathan Freier, an Army lieutenant-colonel and professor at the US War College in Carlyle PA – the Armys main training institute for prospective senior officers. Freier consigns dissenting Americans to the category of hostile groups:

CHINA’S central bank said yesterday that it plans to implement a pilot program that would settle overseas trade with the Chinese currency instead of the US dollar. Chinese exporters might face losses if they continue to be paid in US dollars, analysts said.